Improvement in blacking and brush holders



E. H. SWEETS'ER.

Improvement in. Blacking and Brush-Holders.

N0. 130,450, Patented Aug. 13,1872.

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EPHRAIM H. SVVEETSER, OFSALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. i3,4i50,dated Augustl3, 1872.

Specification describing a new and Improved Blacking and Brush Holder,invented by EPHRAIM H. Swnnrsnn, of Salem, in the county of Essex andState of Massachusetts.

My invention consists of certain improvements in the construction ofblacking-box and daub-brush holders, of the character patented to meMarch 26, 1872, No.- 124,984, which said improvements will behereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved blacking-box and brushholder, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the bottom part of the hold or with abox of blacking in it.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The bottom part A is merely a tin or other sheet-metal cup-shaped devicein the form of a blacking-box, except the cover; but a little larger ordifferent sizes may be used for boxes of blacking, B, of differentsizes, which they are designed to hold, the same being fastened in themby being clamped therein by a screw, 0, which, in this example, is athumb-screw, for convenience in turning it. The top or cover D for saidpart A is in the form of a frustum of a cone above the part E, with ahead or circular rib,'F, swelled out from the side, say about half-wayfrom the bottom to the top of D, which said rib or bead is provided tofacilitate lifting and holding the apparatus by the thumb and fingers,and constitutes a kind of annular handle, by which the said apparatusmay be readily taken up, which it is very difficult to do when said partD is constructed on a regular taper, as it has heretofore been made. I

In this example I have arranged the partE to fit over the outside of thepart A instead of inside, as heretofore, for preventing the smearing ofthe lower edge with blackin g, which occurred, when it fittedinside, bythe accumulation of blackin g inA, so that it smeared the bench on whichit was setwhile using the blacking. Itherefore arrange it to fit on theoutside, as shown, for avoiding such smearing, which is veryobjectionable, which said arrangement is the more necessary for a coverof the form which I necessarily use to hold the brush as I do, because acover of suchforln cannot be so readily turnedupside down and set on thebench on the top end as a cylindrical cover can be. I make the bottom Aslightly conical, and the part E of the cover slightly contracted fromthe top downward, so that they bind snugly together when, connected andinsure the holding of the part A bythe part'E D. I now propose toprovidea little groove, G, in the periphery of the brushblock H, which,in other respects, is like the one described in the aforesaid patentgranted to me, and above the said groove, at I, I make the said block ofsuch size that it has to be tilted sidewise slightly to be pressedthrough the top, by springing the latter outward slightly, so that whensaid upper part has passed through the top to the groove G the said partabove the groove will hold the brush, as shown in Fig. 1, completelyclosing the top D, but not so tightly but that a smart blow on the topof the brush-handle will releasgit by forcing itdown through the topwhen it is wantedfor use. Theapparatus is designed both for shoe andstove blacking and brushes or other polishing matters.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The bottom A, box B, screw 0, cover D E F, andgrooved block G H, combined, con structed, and arranged substantially asand for the purpose described.

' EPHM. H. SWEETSEB.

Witnesses:

JAMES A. GILLIs, GEORGE E. PEmsoN,

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